Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Symbols play a prominent part in the folk art of Bengal. It is very interesting to note that different symbols have been used in these art forms with some definite religious beliefs, superstitions, and socio-economic contexts. They are used as a vehicle of conscious expression to enforce meaning and make the subject’s emotional content more vivid and intense. This paper aims to focus on some of the very interesting symbols used in the folk art of West Bengal with special reference to painting.